Western Insurance executive to be honored

100 YEARS AGO

(1911)

Editor Tribune-Monitor:

The University of Kansas increases faster than any other school in the middle west and if the school is allowed enough money to support it, it will continue to increase as it has before. Fifteen years ago, what was there on the hill to show that this was a college town? There was an old North College, the mother building of our school; Fraser Hall, which has now almost past its ways of usefulness. We have now 13 buildings, and all of them pushed to the limit in holding classes. There is now a building started which is going to exceed any of the others, if it is ever built. The number of graduates becomes larger and larger. This year is the largest class that has ever gone out from the school. Miss Nettie Zook, a student from Bourbon County, is teaching a Latin class at the university.

75 YEARS AGO

(1936)

Moths have eaten a hole in the blue serge suit of W.D. Engles, of the Pawnee neighborhood.

It is a tiny hole and the nimble fingers of Mrs. Engles will have no trouble darning it. But there it is -- the first blemish in that blue fabric since Mr. Engles first wore the suit 25 years ago. That was in Girard on Dec. 7, 1910, the day of Mr. Engles' marriage. He still wears the suit. That is, he did until a few months ago.

"I guess I just got tired of it, so I hung it away for a while," he said smiling. "I suppose I sorta babied that suit after the first 10 or 15 years. Didn't wear it as often as the others. Perhaps that first hole was just a warning that I've been getting a little old and careless. From now on, I'll remember to put mothballs in the pockets and only wear the suit for special occasions. It ought to be good for another quarter-century if I'm careful."

50 YEARS AGO

(1961)

Photo caption: "Jack Coltrin and Tom Reagan shine up a piece of equipment before carrying it back into the Red Barn Restaurant. This piece was just one of the many hauled out Friday night ahead of Marmaton and Millcreek flood waters."--Tribune Photo

The end of flooding is in sight with a few more days of dry weather expected, according to the U.S. Weather Bureau at Topeka. Significant rain is in prospect and the streams are expected to return to normal in the next few days.

We will reopen Saturday. We will have our chuck wagon Sunday. -- The Red Barn

RICHARDS -- Members of the graduating class will be in charge of the commencement program Thursday night in the high school gym. Larry Bloesser will deliver the valedictory address. Salutatorians are Vivian Nichols and Jim Armstrong. Supt. Carl Morrow will present the class and Earl Rogers, board member, will present diplomas.

25 YEARS AGO

(1986)

Cedric McCurley, president and chief executive officer of the Western Insurance Companies, will be one of five outstanding Pittsburg State University alumni to be honored at the college's graduation ceremonies.

McCurley and four other graduates will receive the Alumni Meritorious Achievement Award.

Photo caption: "Greg Gregory, vice president of personnel, Western Insurance Companies, represented the Western by receiving an American Red Cross certificate in recognition of the Western's attempt to encourage employees to donate blood. Patti Gorman, executive secretary of the Bourbon County Chapter of the ARC, and Rob Hulstra, a Springfield representative for the ARC, both said the Western realizes its community responsibility to encourage blood donations and has consistently allowed employees time off to donate blood." -- Photo by Amy Balding.